Time for another batch of papers from Planetary Science Journal. From 2025 vol. 6 (no issues): Grewal, D. S. Manilal, V. Implications of Differentiated Late Accretion for the Volatile Inventory of the Bulk Silicate Earth art 13 ad9606Nugent, C. R. Tan,… Read More »Note, Paper: Planetary Science Volatile
Icarus is a little light this month (1 Mar, vol. 428): N. Le Beca, S.J. Conway, B. Jabaud, G. et al. A new model of crater degradation on Ceres involving ice sublimation and talus formation Article 116353Ilgmars Eglitis, Darja Svincicka Rotation… Read More »Note, Paper: I-Char-us
One (significant) paper in the current Astrophysical Journal (Feb 10, Vol 980 #1): Angrisani, M. Palomba, E. Longobardo, et al. Spectral Variations across Latitudes on Asteroid (3200) Phaethon art. 127 ada60d If you aren’t already familiar with the object (3200) Phaethon, it’s… Read More »Note, Paper: Pre-Destiny
…and speaking of negative, overhyped asteroids: the object 2024 YR4 will likely NOT cause a catastrophe. Firstly, the odds were never good to begin with: as of this past week, December 2032 impact odds were ~1.5-2 percent. Which is to… Read More »No, 2024 YR4 will NOT kill you
Quick link to the current (5 Feb) Science Advances (vol. 11, issue 6). I don’t like to dwell on the one negative, overhyped aspect of asteroid studies, but Bennu publicity is Bennu publicity, oh well: Dai, L. Timmermann, A. Climatic… Read More »Note, Paper: Sci Advances… into the ground
If not issues, Planetary Science Journal has unambiguous volumes. In the new vol. 6, we start with some interesting papers for a first installment: Hsieh, H. H. et al. The Volatile Composition and Activity Evolution of Main-belt Comet 358P/PANSTARRS art.… Read More »Note, Paper: Spot the Non-Dot
Going on now: the virtual meeting, Itokawa And The Dawn of Asteroidal Sample Return. If you hadn’t been watching the news at the time, it’s easy to- today- forget that the JAXA Hayabusa mission laid the groundwork (in one form… Read More »Itokawa Sample Workshop
ATTENTION grad students and postdocs. If you want to put your name in for the 2025 Rusty Schweickart Prize (in planetary defense), you have ONE HOUR to act. You must sign up by 12 p.m. Pacific Time, Tue Jan 21,… Read More »Schweickart Prize Applications
There’s a briefing on our last (known!) mini-moon (“Temporarily-Captured Flyby”, or TCF), 2024 PT5, in Astrophysical Journal Letters for January 10 (volume 978, issue 2): Bolin, B. Denneau, L. Abron, L-M. The Discovery and Characterization of Minimoon 2024 PT5 L37 … Read More »Note, Paper: Import Report
A quick note from the quick-notes source, RNAAS (Research Notes of the AAS). This title covers breaking news (relatively) and short pieces regarding the AAS (American Astronomical Society), versus, say, Planetary Science Journal or Astrophysical Journal. In the January RNAAS… Read More »Note, Paper: AAS’ AIs …? On AAs?